1-Day Dali Mountain and Cuisine Tour

In the morning, you will be picked up from your hotel in Dali Ancient Town and taken to the meeting point. Then we will take the cable car to Cangshan and walk on the high-altitude Yudai road, which means the Jade Belt Road. This road got its name from the clouds that float around the mountain like a graceful jade ribbon. Cangshan is famous for its snow that never melts, even in the summer. It has nineteen peaks above 3500 meters, with Malong Peak being the tallest, with a towering 4122 meters altitude. From up the mountain the most incredible view of Erhai lake and her surroundings will stretch out before your eyes.

After lunch, we will drive to Xizhou and see Bai-style traditional architecture. Wander through town and visit exquisitely well preserved old Bai-style traditional courtyards and feel in a different world as you explore the Bai minority’s distinctive culture. Xizhou is a small town with a long history, dating back thousands years, when it was an ancient economic hub along the tea-horse road.

 Xizhou Baba is a local delicacy which you can normally just buy on the local market. But on this trip, we will take you into a local folk house to make your own Baba. Xizhou baba is a baked pancake with a crispy crust and filled with one of two flavors: sweet or savory. The sweet one is made of sweet rose sugar and brown sugar, the savory one is filled with delicious salty meat. Afterwards we will take you back to Dali ancient town where this tour will end. We wish you a great trip to wherever you’re going next!